THE ALL-INDIA INSTITUTES OF MEDICAL SCIENCE ACT, 1956 
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ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS                                                                                                            

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SECTIONS 

1. Short title and commencement. 

2. Definitions. 

3. Establishment and incorporation of the Institute. 

4. Composition of the Institute. 

5. Declaration of Institutes as institution of national importance. 

6. Term of office of, and vacancies among, members. 

7. President of the Institute. 

8. Allowances of President and members. 

9. Meetings of the Institute. 

10. Governing Body and other Committees of the Institute. 

11. Staff of the Institute. 

12. Location of the Institute. 

13. Objects of the Institute. 

14. Functions of the Institute. 

15. Payment to the Institute. 

16. Fund of the Institute. 

17. Budget of the Institute. 

18. Accounts and audit. 

19. Annual Report. 

20. Pension and provident funds. 

21. Authentication of the orders and instruments of the Institute. 

22. Acts and proceedings not to be invalidated by vacancies, etc. 

23. Recognition of Medical, dental and nursing qualifications granted by the Institute. 

24. Grant of medical, dental or nursing degrees, diplomas, etc., by the Institute. 

25. Control by Central Government. 

26. Disputes between the Institute and the Central Government. 

27. Returns and information. 

27A. Incorporation of Institute registered as society under the Societies Registration Act, 1860. 

27B. Effect of incorporation of Institutes. 

27C.  Provisions  of  this  Act  to  apply  to  societies  incorporated  into  All-India  Institutes  of  Medical 

Science under section 27A. 

27D. Power to make transitory provisions for Institutes (other than existing Institute). 

28. Power to make rules. 

29. Power to make regulations. 

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THE ALL-INDIA INSTITUTES OF MEDICAL SCIENCES ACT, 1956 

ACT NO. 25 OF 1956 

[2nd June, 1956.] 

An Act to provide for the establishment of 1[All-India Institutes of Medical Sciences]. 

BE it enacted by Parliament in the Seventh Year of the Republic of India as follows:— 

1. Short title and commencement.—(1) This Act may be called the 2[All-India Institutes of Medical 

Sciences] Act, 1956. 

(2)  It  shall  come  into  force  on  such  date3  as  the  Central  Government  may,  by  notification  in  the 

Official Gazette, appoint. 

2. Definitions.—In this Act, unless the context otherwise, requires,— 

4[(a) “corresponding Institute” means the Institutes referred to in column (3) of the Table given 

under section 27A; 

(aa) “existing Institute” means the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences,— 

(i) established under sub-section (1) of section 3, before the commencement of the All-India 

Institute of Medical Sciences (Amendment) Act, 2012 (37 of 2012); and 

(ii)  located  at  New  Delhi,  as  required  under  section  12  as  it  stood  before  such 

commencement; 

(ab) “Fund” means the Fund of the Institute referred to in section 16;] 

(b) ‘Governing Body’ means the Governing Body of the Institute; 

(c) Institute means the All-India  Institute of Medical Sciences established under section 3 5[and 
includes the corresponding Institutes and other Institutes which may be established on and after the 
commencement of the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (Amendment) Act, 2012 (37 of 2012)] ; 

(d) ‘member’ means a member of the Institute; 

(e) ‘regulation’ means a regulation made by the Institute; 

(f) ‘rules’ means a rule made by the Central Government. 

5[(g) “society” means the society referred to in column (2) of the Table given under section 27A.] 

 3.  Establishment  and  incorporation  of  the  Institute.—(1)  With  effect  from  such  date  as  the 
Central  Government  may,  by  notification  in  the  Official  Gazette,  appoint  in  this  behalf,  there  shall  be 
established  for  the  purposes  of  this  Act  an  institution  to  be  called  the  All  India  Institute  of  Medical 
Sciences: 

6[Provided  that  the  Central  Government  may,  on  and  after  the  commencement  of  the  All-India 
Institute  of  Medical  Sciences  (Amendment)  Act,  2012  (37  of  2012),  establish  by  notification  in  the 
Official Gazette, such other All-India Institutes of Medical Sciences at such places as it may specify in the 
said notification in addition to the existing Institute and the corresponding Institutes.] 

1. Subs. by Act 37 of 2012, s. 2, for “an All-India Institute of Medical Sciences” (w.e.f. 16-7-2012). 
2. Subs. by s. 3, ibid., for “All-India Institute of Medical Sciences” (w.e.f. 16-7-2012). 
3. 15th November, 1956,  vide notification No. S. R. O. 2688, dated 6th November, 1956,  see Gazette of India, Extraordinary,       
Part II, s. 3 and this Act has been extended in its application to the Union territory Goa, Daman and Diu by the Act 11 of 1963, 
s. 3 and the Schedule (w.e.f 1-2-1965). 

4. Subs. by Act 37 of 2012, s. 4, for clause (a) (w.e.f. 16-7-2012). 
5. Ins. by s. 4, ibid. (w.e.f. 16-7-2012). 
6. The proviso ins. by s. 5, ibid. (w.e.f. 16-7-2012). 

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(2) 1[Every Institute] shall be a body corporate by the name aforesaid having perpetual succession and 
a common seal, with power to acquire, hold and dispose of property, both movable and immovable, and 
to contract, and shall by the said name sue and be sued. 

4.  Composition  of  the  Institute.—2[Every  Institute]  shall  consist  of  the  following  members, 

namely:— 

3[(a) in the case of existing Institute, the Vice-Chancellor of the Delhi University, ex officio; 

(aa) in  the  case  of  every  other  Institute  established  on  and  after  the  commencement  of  the             

All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (Amendment) Act, 2012 (37 of 2012), the Vice-Chancellor of 
a University situated in a State in which such Institute has been established after such commencement 
and such Vice-Chancellor shall be nominated by the Central Government;] 

(b) the Director General of Health Services, Government of India, ex officio; 

(c) the Director of the Institute, ex officio; 

(d) two representatives of the Central Government to be nominated by that Government, one from 

the Ministry of Finance and one from the Ministry of Education; 

(e)  five  persons  of  whom  one  shall  be  a  non-medical  scientist  representing  the  Indian  Science 

Congress Association, to be nominated by the Central Government; 

(f)  four  representatives  of  the  medical  faculties  of  Indian  Universities  to  be  nominated  by  the 

Central Government in the manner prescribed by rules; and 

(g)  three  members  of  Parliament  of  whom  two  shall  be  elected  from  among  themselves  by  the 
members of the House of the People and one from among themselves by the members of the Council 
of States. 

4[5. Declaration of Institutes as institution of national importance.—(1) It is hereby declared that 
the existing Institute declared as an institution of national importance, before the commencement of the 
All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (Amendment) Act, 2012 (37 of 2012), under section 5 as it stood 
before such commencement, shall continue to be an institution of national importance. 

(2)  It  is  hereby  declared  that  every  corresponding  Institute  shall  be  an  institution  of  national 

importance. 

(3)  It  is  hereby  declared  that  every  Institute  established  under  the  proviso  to  sub-section  (1)  of     

section 3, on and after the commencement of the All-India  Institute of Medical Sciences (Amendment) 
Act, 2012 (37 of 2012), shall be an institution of national importance.] 

6.  Term  of  office  of,  and  vacancies  among,  members.—(1)  Save  as  otherwise  provided  in  the 

section, the term of office of a member shall be five years from the date of his nomination or election: 

Provided that the term of office of a member elected under clause (g) of section 4 shall come to an 
end  as soon as  he  5[becomes  a Minister  or Minister of  State  or  Deputy  Minister,  or the  Speaker  or the 
Deputy Speaker of the House of the People, or the Deputy Chairman of the Council of States or] ceases to 
be a member of the House from which he was elected. 

(2) The term of office of an ex officio member shall continue so long as he holds the office in virtue of 

which he is such a member. 

(3) The term of office of a member nominated or elected to fill a casual vacancy shall continue for the 

remainder of the term of the member in whose place he is nominated or elected. 

(4) An outgoing member shall, unless the Central Government otherwise directs, continue in office 

until another person is nominated or elected as a member in his place. 

1. Subs. by Act 37 of 2012, s. 5, for “The Institute” (w.e.f. 16-7-2012). 
2. Subs. by s. 6, ibid., for “The Institute” (w.e.f. 16-7-2012). 
3. Subs. by s. 6, ibid., for clause (a) (w.e.f. 16-7-2012). 
4. Subs. by s. 7, ibid., for section 5 (w.e.f. 16-7-2012). 
5. Ins. by Act 33 of 2000, s. 2 (w.e.f. 25-8-2000). 

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(5) An outgoing member shall be eligible for re-nomination or re-election. 

(6) A member may resign his office by writing under his hand addressed to the Central Government 

but he shall continue in office until his resignation is accepted by that Government. 

(7) The manner of filling vacancies among members shall be such as may be prescribed by rules. 

7.  President  of  the  Institute.—(1)  There  shall  be  a 1[President  for  every  Institute]  who  shall  be 

nominated by the Central Government from among the members other than the Director of the Institute. 

2[Provided that the  President  of  the  existing  Institute  shall  also  be  the  President  of  every 
corresponding Institute and other Institutes established on and after the commencement of the All-India 
Institute of Medical Sciences (Amendment) Act, 2012 (37 of 2012), till such date the Central Government 
nominates a separate President for every corresponding Institute and other Institutes established after such 
commencement.] 

(2) The President shall exercise such powers and discharge such functions as are laid down in this Act 

or as may be prescribed by rules or regulations. 

8.  Allowances  of  President  and  members.—The  President  and  members  shall  receive  such 
allowances,  if  any, 3[from  the  Institute  of  which  they  are  the  President  and  members]  as  may  be 
prescribed by rules. 

4[Provided that in case a person is a President of two or more Institutes, the allowances shall be borne 

by the Institutes in such proportion as may be prescribed by rules.] 

9. Meetings of the Institute.—5[Every Institute shall] hold its first meeting at such time and place as 
may be appointed by the Central Government and shall observe such rules of procedure in regard to the 
transaction  of  business  at  the  first  meeting  as  may  be  laid  down  by  that  Government;  and 
thereafter 6[every  Institute  shall  meet]  at  such  times  and  places  and  observe  such  rules  of  procedure  in 
regard to the transaction of business at its meetings as may be prescribed by regulation: 

7[Provided that the provisions relating to holding of the first meeting shall not apply to the existing 

Institute.] 

10.  Governing  Body  and  other  Committees  of  the  Institute.—(1)  There  shall  be 8[separate 
Governing Body for every Institute which shall be constituted by such Institute] from among its members 
in such manner as may be prescribed by regulations. 

9[Provided that the Governing Body of the existing Institute, constituted before the commencement of 
the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (Amendment) Act, 2012 (37 of 2012), shall be deemed to have 
been constituted under this section.] 

(2)  The  Governing  Body  shall  be  the  executive  committee  of 10[every  Institute]  and  shall  exercise 
such powers and discharge such functions as 10[every Institute] may, by regulations made in this behalf, 
confer or impose upon it. 

(3) The President of 10[every Institute] shall be the Chairman of the Governing Body and as Chairman 

thereof shall exercise such powers and discharge such functions as may be prescribed by regulations. 

(4) The procedure to be followed in the exercise of its powers and discharge of its functions by the 
Governing Body, and the term of office of, and the manner of filling vacancies among, the members of 
the Governing Body shall be such as may be prescribed by regulations. 

1. Subs. by Act 37 of 2012, s. 8, for “President of the Institute” (w.e.f. 16-7-2012). 
2. Ins. by s. 8, ibid. (w.e.f. 16-7-2012). 
3. Subs. by s. 9, ibid., for “from the Institute” (w.e.f. 16-7-2012). 
4. Ins. by s. 9, ibid. (w.e.f. 16-7-2012). 
5. Subs. by s. 10, ibid., for “The Institute shall” (w.e.f. 16-7-2012). 
6. Subs. by s. 10, ibid., for “the Institute shall meet” (w.e.f. 16-7-2012). 
7. Ins. by s. 10, ibid. (w.e.f. 16-7-2012). 
8. Subs. by s. 11, ibid., for “a Governing Body of the Institute which shall be constituted by the Institute” (w.e.f. 16-7-2012). 
9. Ins. by s. 11, ibid. (w.e.f. 16-7-2012). 
10. Subs. by s. 11, ibid., for “the Institute” (w.e.f. 16-7-2012). 

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(5)  Subject  to  such  control  and  restrictions  as  may  be  prescribed  by  rules, 1[every  Institute  may 
constitute] as many standing committees and as many ad hoc committees as it thinks fit for exercising any 
power or discharging any 2[functions of such Institute] or for inquiring into or reporting or advising upon, 
any matter which the Institute may refer to them. 

(6)  A  standing  committee  shall  consist  exclusively  of 3[members  of every  Institute;  but  an  ad  hoc 
committee may include persons who are not members of such Institute] but the number of such persons 
shall not exceed one-half of its total membership. 

4[Provided that 

the 
commencement of the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (Amendment) Act, 2012 (37 of 2012), shall 
be deemed to have been constituted under this section.] 

the  existing  Institute  constituted,  before 

the  Standing  Committee  of 

(7) The Chairman and members of the Governing Body and the Chairman and members of a standing 
committee  or  an  ad  hoc  committee  shall  receive  such  allowances,  if  any,  as  may  be  prescribed  by 
regulations. 

11. Staff of the Institute.—(1) There shall be a 5[chief executive officer of every Institute] who shall 
be designated as the 6[Director of such Institute] and shall, subject to such rules as may be made by the 
Central Government in this behalf, be appointed by the Institute: 

7[Provided  that  the  first  Director  of  every  Institute  (other  than  the  existing  Institute),  established        

on  and  after  the  commencement  of  the  All-India  Institute  of  Medical  Sciences  (Amendment)                      
Act, 2012 (37 of 2012), shall be appointed by the Central Government: 

Provided further that in case a Director of a society has been appointed by  the Central Government 
before the commencement of  the  All-India  Institute  of  Medical  Sciences  (Amendment)  Act,  2012,  such 
Director shall be deemed to be the first Director of the concerned corresponding Institute.] 

8[(1A) The Director shall hold office for a term of five years from the date on which he enters upon 

his office or until he attains the age of sixty-five years, whichever is earlier: 

Provided that any person holding office as a Director immediately before the commencement of the 
All-India  Institute  of  Medical  Sciences  and  the  Post-Graduate  Institute  of  Medical  Education  and 
Research (Amendment) Act, 2007 (42 of 2007), shall in so far as his appointment is inconsistent with the 
provisions of this sub-section, cease to hold office on such commencement as such Director and shall be 
entitled  to  claim  compensation  not  exceeding  three  months’  pay  and  allowances  for  the  premature 
termination of his office or of any contract of service.] 

(2) The Director shall act as the Secretary to the Institute as well as the Governing Body. 

(3)  The  Director  shall  exercise  such  powers  and  discharge  such  functions  as  may  be  prescribed  by 
regulations  or  as  may  be  delegated  to  him  by  the  Institute  or  the  President  of  the  Institute  or  by  the 
Governing Body or the Chairman of the Governing Body. 

(4) Subject to such rules as may be made by the Central Government in this behalf, the Institute may 
appoint such number of other officers and employees as may be necessary for the exercise of its powers 
and discharge of its functions and may determine the designations and grades of such other officers and 
employees. 

(5) The Director and other officers and employees of the Institute shall be entitled to such salary and 
allowances  and  shall  be  governed  by  such  conditions  of  service  in  respect  of  leave,  pension,  provident 
fund and other matters as may be prescribed by regulations made in this behalf. 

1. Subs. by Act 37 of 2012, s. 11, for “the Institute may constitute” (w.e.f. 16-7-2012). 
2. Subs. by s. 11, ibid., for “functions of the Institute” (w.e.f. 16-7-2012). 
3. Subs. by s. 11, ibid., for certain words (w.e.f. 16-7-2012). 
4. Ins. by s. 11, ibid. (w.e.f. 16-7-2012). 
5. Subs. by s. 12, ibid., for “chief executive officer of the Institute” (w.e.f. 16-7-2012). 
6. Subs. by s. 12, ibid., for “Director of the Institute” (w.e.f. 16-7-2012). 
7. Subs. by s. 12, ibid., for the proviso (w.e.f. 16-7-2012). 
8. Ins. by Act 42 of 2007, s. 2 (w.e.f. 30-11-2007). 

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1[12. Location of the Institute.—(1) The existing Institute shall be located at New Delhi. 

(2) All corresponding Institutes shall be located at the places mentioned in column (3) of the Table 

given under section 27A. 

(3)  All  Institutes  [other  than  the  existing  Institute  and  corresponding  Institutes  referred  to  in            

sub-sections (1) and (2)] shall be located at such places as the Central Government may, by notification in 
the Official Gazette, specify.] 

13. Objects of the Institute.—The objects of 2[every Institute] shall be— 

(a) to develop patterns of teaching in under-graduate and post-graduate medical education in all 
its  branches  so  as  to  demonstrate  a  high  standard  of  medical  education  to  all  medical  colleges  and 
other allied institutions in India; 

(b)  to  bring  together  in  one  place  educational  facilities  of  the  highest  order  for  the  training  of 

personnel in all important branches of health activity; and 

(c) to attain self-sufficiency in post-graduate medical education . 

14.  Functions  of  the  Institute.—With  a  view  to  promotion  of  the  objects  specified  in                 

section 13, 3[every Institute] may— 

(a) provide for under-graduate and post-graduate teaching in the science of modern medicine and 

other allied sciences, including physical and biological sciences; 

(b) provide facilities for research in the various branches of such sciences; 

(c) provide for the teaching of humanities in the under graduate courses; 

(d)  conduct  experiments  in  new  methods  of  medical  education,  both  under  graduate  and                     

post-graduate, in order to arrive at satisfactory standards of such education; 

(e) prescribe courses and curricula for both under-graduate and post graduate studies; 

(f) notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, establish and 

maintain— 

(i)  one  or  more  medical  colleges  with  different  departments,  including  a  department  of 
preventive  and  social  medicine,  sufficiently  staffed  and  equipped  to  undertake  not  only  under 
graduate medical education but also post-graduate medical education in different subjects; 

(ii) one or more well-equipped hospitals; 

(iii) a dental college with such institutional facilities for the practice of dentistry and for the 

practical training of students as may be necessary; 

(iv) a nursing college sufficiently staffed and equipped for the training of nurses; 

(v) rural and urban health organisations which will form centers for the field training of the 
medical, dental and nursing students of the Institute as well as for research into community health 
problems; and 

(vi)  other  institutions  for  the  training  of  different  types  of  health  workers,  such  as 

physiotherapists, occupational therapists and medical technicians of various kinds; 

(g) train teachers for the different medical colleges in India; 

(h) hold examinations and grant such degrees, diplomas and other academic distinctions and titles 

in under-graduate and post-graduate medical education as may be laid down in the regulations; 

1. Subs. by Act 37 of 2012, s. 13, for section 12 (w.e.f. 16-7-2012). 
2. Subs. by s. 14, ibid., for “the Institute” (w.e.f. 16-7-2012). 
3. Subs. by s. 15, ibid., for “the Institute” (w.e.f. 16-7-2012). 

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(i)  institute,  and  appoint  persons  to,  professorships,  readerships,  lectureships  and  posts  of  any 

description in accordance with regulations; 

(j) receive grants from the Government and gifts, donations, benefactions, bequests and transfers 
of properties, both movable and immovable, from donors, benefactors, testators or transferors, as the 
case may be; 

(k)  deal  with  any  property  belonging  to,  or  vested  in,  the  Institute  in  any  manner  which  is 

considered necessary for promoting the objects specified in section 13; 

(1) demand and receive such fees and other charges as may be prescribed by regulations; 

1[(m) construct quarters for its staff and allot such quarters to the staff in accordance with  such 

regulations as may be made in this behalf; 

(n)  borrow  money,  with  the  prior  approval  of  the  Central  Government,  on  the  security  of  the 

property of the Institute;] 

15.  Payment  to  the  Institute.—The  Central  Government  may,  under  appropriation  made  by 
Parliament by law in this behalf, pay to 2[every Institute] in each financial year such sums of money and 
in such manner as may be considered necessary by that Government for the exercise of its powers and 
discharge of its functions under this Act. 

16. Fund of the Institute.—(1) 3[Every Institute] shall maintain a Fund to which shall be credited— 

(a) all moneys provided by the Central Government; 

(b) all fees and other charges received by the Institute; 

(c) all moneys received by the Institute by way of grants, gifts, donations, benefactions, bequests 

or transfers; and 

(d) all moneys received by the Institute in any other manner or from any other source. 

4[Provided  that  the  Fund  maintained  by  the  existing  Institute  and  the  society,  before  the 
commencement of the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (Amendment) Act, 2012 (37 of 2012), shall 
be deemed to be the Fund maintained under this section.] 

(2) All moneys credited to the Fund shall be deposited in such banks or invested in such manner as 

the Institute may, with the approval of the Central Government, decide. 

(3)  The  fund  shall  be  applied  towards  meeting  the  expenses  of  the  Institute  including  expenses 

incurred in the exercise of its powers and discharge of its functions under section 14. 

17. Budget of the Institute.—5[Every  Institute shall prepare], in such form and at such time every 
year  as  may  be  prescribed  by  rules, a  budget in  respect  of  the  financial  year next  ensuing  showing  the 
estimated  receipts  and 6[expenditure  of  the  concerned  Institute] and  shall  forward  to  the  Central 
Government such number of copies thereof as may be prescribed by rules. 

18.  Accounts  and  audit.—(1) 7[Every  Institute]  shall  maintain  proper  accounts  and  other  relevant 
records  and  prepare  an  annual  statement  of  accounts,  including  the  balance-sheet  in  such  form  as  the 
Central Government may by rules prescribe in consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor-General of 
India. 

1. Ins. by Act 30 of 1987, s. 2 (w.e.f. 8-9-1987). 
2. Subs. by Act 37 of 2012, s. 16, for “the Institute” (w.e.f. 16-7-2012). 
3. Subs. by s. 17, ibid., for “The Institute” (w.e.f. 16-7-2012). 
4. Ins. by s. 17, ibid. (w.e.f. 16-7-2012). 
5. Subs. by s. 18, ibid., for “The Institute shall prepare” (w.e.f. 16-7-2012). 
6. Subs. by s. 18, ibid., for “expenditure of the  Institute” (w.e.f. 16-7-2012). 
7. Subs. by s. 19, ibid., for “The Institute” (w.e.f. 16-7-2012). 

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(2)  The  accounts  of 1[every  Institute]  shall  be  audited  by  the  Comptroller  and  Auditor-General  of 
India  and  any  expenditure  incurred  by  him  in  connection  with  such  audit  shall  be  payable  by 1[every 
Institute] to the Comptroller and Auditor General of India. 

(3)  The  Comptroller  and  Auditor-General  of  India  and  any  person  appointed  by  him  in  connection 
with the audit of the accounts of  1[every Institute] shall have the same rights, privileges and authority in 
connection with such audit as the Comptroller General of India has in connection with the audit of the 
Government accounts and, in particular, shall have the right to demand the production of books, accounts, 
connected vouchers and other documents and papers and to inspect the offices of 1[every Institute] as well 
as of the institutions established and maintained by it. 

(4) The accounts of 1[every Institute] as certified by the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India or 
any other person appointed by him in this behalf together with the audit report thereon shall be forwarded 
annually  to  the  Central  Government  and  that  Government  shall  cause  the  same  to  be  laid  before  both 
Houses of Parliament. 

19. Annual Report.—2[Every Institute] shall prepare for every year a report of its activities during 
that year and submit the report to the Central Government in such form and on or before such date as may 
be prescribed by rules and a copy of this report shall be laid before both Houses of Parliament within one 
month of its receipt. 

20.  Pension  and  provident  funds.—(1) 3[Every  Institute]  shall  constitute  for  the  benefit  of  its 
officers,  teachers  and  other  employees  in  such  manner  and  subject  to  such  conditions  as  may  be 
prescribed by regulations, such pension and provident funds as it may deem fit. 

4[Provided that the pension and provident fund constituted by the existing Institute or society, before 
the commencement of the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (Amendment) Act, 2012 (37 of 2012), 
shall be deemed to be the pension and provident fund under this section.] 

(2)  Where  any  such  pension  or  provident  fund  has  been  constituted  the  Central  Government  may 
declare that the provisions of the Provident Funds Act, 1925 (19 of 1925), shall apply to such fund as if it 
were a Government provident fund. 

21. Authentication of the orders and instruments of the Institute.—All orders and 5[decisions of 
every Institute] shall be authenticated by the signature of the President or any other member authorised by 
the Institute in this behalf and all other instruments shall be authenticated by the signature of the Director 
or any other 6[officer of every Institute] authorised in like manner in this behalf. 

22.  Acts  and  proceedings  not  to  be  invalidated  by  vacancies,  etc.—No  act  done  or  proceeding 
taken by 7[every Institute], Governing Body or any standing or ad hoc committee under this Act shall be 
questioned  on  the  ground  merely  of  the  existence  of  any  vacancy  in,  or  defect  in  the  constitution 
of, 7[every Institute], Governing Body or such standing or ad hoc committee. 

8[23.  Recognition  of  Medical,  dental  and  nursing  qualifications  granted  by 
Institute.— Notwithstanding anything contained in the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 (102 of 1956), 
the Dentists Act, 1948 (16 of 1948) and the Indian Nursing Council Act, 1947 (48 of 1947), the medical, 
dental  or  nursing  degrees  or  diplomas,  as  the  case  may  be,  granted  by 7[every  Institute]  under  this  Act 
shall be recognised— 

the                       

(a) medical qualifications for the purpose of the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 (102 of 1956) 

and shall be deemed to be included in the First Schedule to that Act; 

1. Subs. by Act 37 of 2012, s. 19, for “the Institute” (w.e.f. 16-7-2012). 
2. Subs. by s. 19, ibid., for “The Institute” (w.e.f. 16-7-2012). 
3. Subs. by s. 20, ibid., for “The Institute” (w.e.f. 16-7-2012). 
4. Ins. by s. 20, ibid. (w.e.f. 16-7-2012). 
5. Subs. by s. 21, ibid., for “decisions of the Institute” (w.e.f. 16-7-2012). 
6. Subs. by s. 21, ibid., for “officer of the Institute” (w.e.f. 16-7-2012). 
7. Subs. by s. 22, ibid., for “the Institute” (w.e.f. 16-7-2012). 
8. Subs. by Act 24 of 2002, s. 2, for section 23 (w.e.f. 24-5-2002). 

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(b)  dental  qualifications  for  the  purpose  of  the  Dentists  Act,  1948  (16  of  1948)  and  shall  be 

deemed to be included in the Scheduled to that Act; and 

(c)  nursing  qualifications  for the purpose  of  the  Indian  Nursing  Council  Act,  1947(48  of  1947) 

and shall be deemed to be included in the Schedule to that Act.] 

1[24.  Grant  of  medical,  dental  or  nursing  degrees,  diplomas, 

etc.,  by 

the                         

Institute.—Notwithstanding  anything  contained  in  any  other  law  for  the  time  being  in  force, 2[every 
Institute]  shall  have  power  to  grant  medical,  dental  or  nursing  degrees,  diplomas  and  other  academic 
distinctions and title under this Act.] 

25. Control by Central Government.—3[Every Institute] shall carry out such directions as may be 

issued to it from time to time by the Central Government for the efficient administration of this Act. 

26. Disputes between the Institute and the Central Government.—If in, or in connection with, the 
exercise  of  its  powers  and  discharge  of  its  functions  by  the  Institute  under  this  Act,  any  dispute  arises 
between  the  Institute  and  the  Central  Government,  the  decision  of  the  Central  Government  on  such 
dispute shall be final. 

27.  Returns  and  information.—3[Every  Institute]  shall  furnish  to  the  Central  Government  such 

reports, returns and other information as that Government may require from time to time. 

4[27A.  Incorporation  of  Institute  registered  as  society  under  the  Societies  Registration               
registered  as  society  under 

Act,  1860.—Each  of 
Act, 1860 (21 of 1860) and mentioned in column (2) of the Table below shall be a body corporate having 
perpetual succession and common seal and shall by its name mentioned in column (3) of that Table, sue 
and be sued: 

Institute, 

the 

the  Societies  Registration                           

TABLE 
LIST OF SOCIETIES INCORPORATED AS ALL-INDIA INSTITUTES OF MEDICAL SCIENCES 

Serial 
Number 

(1) 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

6. 

Society 

(2) 

Corresponding Institute and place of its location 

(3) 

All-India 
Sciences, Bhopal 

Institute  of  Medical 

All-India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal (Madhya 
Pradesh). 

All-India 
Sciences, Bhubaneswar 

Institute  of  Medical 

All-India  institute  of  Medical  Sciences,  Bhubaneswar 
(Odisha). 

All-India 
Sciences, Jodhpur 

Institute  of  Medical 

All-India 
Sciences, Patna 

Institute  of  Medical 

All-India 
Sciences, Raipur 

Institute  of  Medical 

All-India 
(Rajasthan). 

Institute  of  Medical  Sciences,  Jodhpur 

All-India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna (Bihar). 

All-India 
(Chhattisgarh). 

Institute  of  Medical  Sciences,  Raipur 

All-India 
Sciences, Rishikesh 

Institute  of  Medical 

All-India  Institute  of  Medical  Sciences,  Rishikesh 
(Uttarakhand).] 

1. Subs. by Act 24 of 2002, s. 3, for section 24 (w.e.f. 24-5-2002). 
2. Subs. by Act 37 of 2012, s. 22, for “the Institute” (w.e.f. 16-7-2012). 
3. Subs. by s. 22, ibid., for “The Institute” (w.e.f. 16-7-2012). 
4. Ins. by s. 23, ibid. (w.e.f. 16-7-2012). 

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27B.  Effect  of incorporation  of  Institutes.—(1)  On  and  after the commencement  of  the  All-India 

Institute of Medical Sciences (Amendment) Act, 2012,— 

(a)  any  reference  to  a  society  in  any  law,  other  than  this  Act,  or  in  any  contract  or  other 

instrument, shall be deemed as a reference to the corresponding Institute; 

(b)  all  property,  movable  and  immovable,  of  or  belonging  to  a  society  shall  vest  in  the 

corresponding Institute; 

(c) all the rights and liabilities of a society shall be transferred to, and be the rights and liabilities 

of, the corresponding Institute; 

(d)  subject  to  the  provisions  of  this  Act,  every  person  (including  Director,  officers  and  other 
employees) who is employed in the society, immediately before the commencement of the All-India 
Institute  of  Medical  Sciences  (Amendment)  Act,  2012  (37  of  2012),  shall,  on  and  after  such 
commencement,  become  an  employee  of  the  corresponding  Institute  and  shall  hold  his  office  or 
service therein by the same tenure, at the same remuneration and upon the same terms and conditions 
and  with  the  same  rights  and  privileges  as  to  pension,  leave,  gratuity,  provident  fund  and  other 
matters as he would have held the same on the date of the commencement of the All-India Institute of 
Medical Sciences (Amendment) Act, 2012 (37 of 2012), as if the said Act had not been promulgated, 
and  shall  continue  to  do  so  unless  and  until  his  employment  is  terminated  or  until  such  tenure, 
remuneration and terms and conditions are duly altered by regulations: 

Provided  that  the  tenure,  remuneration  and  terms  and  conditions  of  service  of  any  such  person 

shall not be altered to his disadvantage without the previous approval of the Central Government; 

(e)  the  Governing  Body  of  every  society,  shall,  from  the  date  of  constitution  of  the  Governing 
Body under sub-section (1) of section 10, stand dissolved and no chairperson or other person shall be 
entitled to any compensation for the premature termination of the term of his office or of any contract 
of service; 

(f) all committees (including Standing Committee, if any) of the society shall stand dissolved; 

(g) any examination conducted by the existing Institute for admission of candidates for award of 
medical degrees and diplomas by such society shall be valid examination and be deemed to have been 
conducted by the corresponding Institute. 

(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (14 of 1947) or in any 
other law for the time being in force, absorption of any employee by the corresponding Institutes in its 
regular service under this section shall not entitle such employee to any compensation under this Act or 
any other law and no such claim shall be entertained by any court, tribunal or other authority. 

27C. Provisions of this Act to apply to societies incorporated into All-India Institutes of Medical 
Science under section 27A.—All provisions of this Act shall,  mutatis mutandis, apply to the societies, 
referred to in column (2) of the Table given under section 27A, incorporated into All-India Institutes of 
Medical Sciences referred to in column (3) of the said Table. 

27D. Power to make transitory provisions for Institutes (other than existing Institute).—(1) The 
Central Government may, if it is of the opinion that certain measures are required for speedy and effective 
functioning  of  corresponding  Institutes  (other than  the  existing  Institute),  by  notification in the  Official 
Gazette, specify such measures as it may consider necessary for the smooth and effective functioning of 
such Institutes: 

Provided that no such notification shall be issued under this section, after the expiry of a period of 
two years from the date of commencement of the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (Amendment) 
Act, 2012 (37 of 2012). 

(2) Every notification issued under this section shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before 

each House of Parliament.] 

28. Power to make rules.—(1) The Central Government, after consultation with 1[all the Institutes], 

may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules to carry out the purposes of this Act: 

1. Subs. by Act 37 of 2012, s. 24, for “the Institute” (w.e.f. 16-7-2012). 

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Provided that consultation with the Institute shall not be necessary on the first occasion of the making 
of  rules  under  this  section,  but  the  Central  Government  shall  take  into  consideration  any  suggestions 
which the Institute may make in relation to the amendment of such rules after they are made. 

(2)  In  particular  and  without  prejudice  to  the  generality  of  the  foregoing  power,  such  rules  may 

provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:— 

(a) the manner of nomination of members under clause (f) of section 4; 
1[(aa) the proportion of allowances of the President to be borne by the Institutes under the proviso 

to section 8;] 

(b) the control and restrictions in relation to the constitution of standing and  ad hoc committees 

under sub-section (5) of section 10; 

(c)  the  conditions  of  service  of,  the  procedure  to  be  followed  by,  and  the  manner  of  filling 

vacancies among, members of 2[every Institute]; 

(d) the powers and functions to be exercised and discharged by the President of the Institute; 

(e) the allowances, if any, to be paid to the President and members of the Institute; 

(f) the number of officers and employees that may be appointed by the Institute and the manner of 

such appointment; 

(g)  the  form  in  which  and  the  time  at  which  the  budget  and  reports  shall  be  prepared  by  the 

Institute and the number of copies thereof to be forwarded to the Central Government; 

(h) the form and manner in which returns and information are to be furnished by the Institute to 

the Central Government; 

(i) any other matter which has to be or may be prescribed by rules. 

3[(3) Every rule made under this section shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each 
House of Parliament, while it is in session, for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in 
one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session immediately 
following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, both Houses agree in making any modification 
in the rule or both Houses agree that the rule should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only 
in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, that any such modification or 
annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule.] 

29.  Power  to  make  regulations.—4[Every  Institute] 5[,  with  the  previous  approval  of  the  Central 
Government, may, by notification in the Official Gazette] make regulations consistent with this Act and 
the rules made thereunder to carry out the purposes of this Act, and without prejudice to the generality of 
this power, such regulations may provide for— 

(a) the summoning and holding of meetings other than the first meeting of the Institute, the time 
and  place  where  such  meetings  are  to  be  held,  the  conduct  of  business  at  such  meetings  and  the 
number of members necessary to form a quorum; 

(b) the manner of constituting the Governing Body and standing and ad hoc committees, the term 
of  office  of, and  the  manner  of filling  vacancies  among,  the  members  of,  the  Governing  Body  and 
standing and ad hoc committees; 

(c) the powers and functions to be exercised and discharged by the President of the Institute and 

the Chairman of the Governing Body. 

(d) the allowances, if any, to be paid to the Chairman and the members of the Governing Body 

and of standing and ad hoc committees; 

1. Ins. by Act 37 of 2012, s. 24 (w.e.f. 16-7-2012). 
2. Subs. by s. 24, ibid., for “the Institute” (w.e.f. 16-7-2012). 
3. Subs. by Act 4 of 1986, s. 2 and the Schedule, for sub-section (3) (w.e.f. 15-5-1986). 
4. Subs. by Act 37 of 2012, s. 25, for “The Institute” (w.e.f. 16-7-2012). 
5. Subs. by Act 4 of 1986, s. 2 and the Schedule, for “may, with the previous approval of the Central Government”  

(w.e.f. 15-5-1986). 

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(e) the procedure to be followed by the Governing Body and standing and ad hoc committees in 

the conduct of their business, exercise of their powers and discharge of their functions; 

(f) the tenure of office, salaries and allowances and other conditions of service of the Director and 

other officers and employees of the Institute including teachers appointed by the Institute; 

(g) the powers and duties of the Chairman of the Governing Body; 

(h) the powers and duties of the Director and other officers and employees of the Institute; 

(i) the management of the properties of the Institute; 

(j) the degrees, diplomas and other academic distinctions and titles which may be granted by the 

Institute; 

(k)  the  professorships,  readerships,  lecturerships  and  other  posts  which  may  be  instituted  and 

persons who may be appointed to such professorships, readership, lecturerships and other posts; 

(l) the fees and other charges which may be demanded and received by the Institute; 

(m) the manner in which, and the conditions subject to which, pension and provident funds may 

be constituted for the benefit of officers, teachers and other employees of the Institute; 

(n) any other matter for which under this Act provisions may be made by regulations. 

1[Provided  that  the  regulations  made  by  the  existing  Institute,  before  the  commencement  of  the        

All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (Amendment) Act, 2012, shall continue to be the regulations made 
under this section until such regulations are amended or rescinded by the existing Institute in accordance 
with the provisions of this section.] 

(2)  Until  the  Institute  is  established  under  this  Act,  any  regulation  which  may  be  made  under         

sub-section (1) may be made by the Central Government, and any regulation so made may be altered or 
rescinded by the Institute in exercise of its powers under sub-section (1). 

1[Provided  that  every  corresponding  Institute  shall,  within  three  months  of  the  date  of  the 
commencement  of  the  All-India  Institute  of  Medical  Sciences  (Amendment)  Act,  2012,  make 
regulations.] 

2[(3) Every regulation made under this section shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before 
each House of Parliament, while it is in session, for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised 
in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session immediately 
following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, both Houses agree in making any modification 
in  the  regulation  or  both  Houses  agree  that  the  regulation  should  not  be  made,  the  regulation  shall 
thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, that 
any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done 
under that regulation.]   

1. Ins. by Act 37 of 2012, s. 25 (w.e.f. 16-7-2012). 
2. Ins. by Act 4 of 1986, s. 2 and the Schedule (w.e.f. 15-5-1986). 

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